User:MJCabooseBGC/Lingulodinium polyedrum

Lingulodinium polyedrum is a toxic polyedral also called Gonyaulax polyedra. Lingulodinium polyerum is a bioluminecent organism, which it produces light through a series of chemical reactions. Lingulodinium polyedrum is involved with the red tide and is linked to many marine life mortalities. It is photosynthetic and contains chloroplasts with a dark orange-brown color.

reproduces via binary fission - asexually

resides in warm temperate/tropical areas

http://www.smhi.se/oceanografi/oce_info_data/plankton_checklist/dinoflagellates/lingulodinium_polyedrum.htm

http://botany.si.edu/references/dinoflag/Taxa/Lpolyedrum.htm

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